liter
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) (Freq. 5) • Syn: litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre • Hypernyms: metric capacity unit • Part Holonyms: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl • Part Meronyms: deciliter, decilitre, dl
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